Paint mixer



Aug. 12, 19240 1,504,867

E. L. CANNON PAINT MIXER Filed Jan. 6. 1921 Patented Aug. 12, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDSEN Ii. CANNON, OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE ERIE MANU-FACTURING COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

PAINT MIXER.

Application filed January 6, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDSEN L. CANNON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland Heights village, in the county of 'Cuyahoga andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPaint Mixtures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in paint mixers.

It is the object of this invention to provide a paint mixer which can beeasily and quickly assembled within a paint barrel or the like withoutthe removal of the head of the barrel; also to so construct the mixingapparatus that it can be inserted through a comparatively small hole inone head of thebarrel and receive an agitating member which can beinserted through the bung hole; furthermore to so construct the mixingattachment that the shaft which carries the agitating element can beinserted at the same time as the fixedly mounted support in the bottomof the barrel; and finally to produce a mixing attachment which can bereadily assembled and disassembled, which is simple in structure andhence not costly to manufacture, and one which can be removed from onebarrel and applied to another, as may be desired.

Other objects of this invention will appear from the followingdescription and claims when considered in connection with rel showingthe mixing attachment fully assembled; Fig. 3 is a detail view of theball and socket connection between the plug in the lower head of thebarrel and the rotatable shaft which carries the agitating element; andFig. 4 is a plan view of the socket forming member which is mounted uponthe inner end of the plug.

The barrel or container to which my attachment is to be applied isprovided with a comparatively small centrally disposed usual bung holein the side wall.

Serial No. 435,423.

opening in each of the heads and also the These openings are indicatedin the drawings as 1, 2 and 3, respectively. The opening in the bottomhead 4 of the barrel is adapted to receive by screw thread engagementthe plug 5 through which ex"- tends the rivet or bolt 6, the head of theplug being countersunk as indicated at 7 to house the head of the rivet.The head 8 of the plug 5 is sufficiently shallow so as not to extendbeyond the chime of the barrel. The inner end of the rivet 6 extendsthrough the opening 9 in the socket forming member 10 and has formedthereon a head 10' as a means of securing said socket forming member infixed position upon the inner end of the plug 5. The socket formingmember 10 is formed of suitable metal so as to enable the arms 11thereof to be bent up about the ball member 12 which is connected bymeans of the neck portion 13 to the lower end of the shaft 14, and thearms 11 are given substantially the same shape as here illustrated so asto properly surround the ball 12. The ball 12 is adapted for rotatableengagement within the socket forming member so as to allow rotation ofthe shaft 14 which extends through the opening in the other head 2 foroperative engagement by a suitable crank 15. A cap 16 is provided withscrew thread engagement with the head 2 as a means of closing theopening 2 and covering the exposed end of shaft 14 during the time whenthe crank 15 is not applied for operation of the agitating device. Theagitating element 17 may be of any suitable form, as for instance asshown in the patent above referred to. In this case the agitatingelement is provided at its middle portion with a square opening forengagement with the shaft 14 which is also of square cross section andwhich extends through the opening in said agitating element. Thiselement 17 is secured in position upon said shaft by means of the collar18 and its set'screw 19.

The manner of applying my agitator to a barrel will now be brieflydescribed. First of all the socket forming member 10 is placed over theplain end of the rivet 6 as it extends through the plug 5 and the rivetis headed so as to secure these parts together. The arms 11 are thenbent around the ball 12 so as to form a socket therefor.

The collar 18 is also positioned upon shaft 14. Then with theopening 2closed by the screw threaded plug 16 the barrelis set in.

opening of the agitating element directly beneath the lower end of. theshaft 14. The

same means may be employed for the insertion of the agitating element asdisclosed in the patent above referred to. The shaft lt is then fullylowered so as to bring the inn'er end thereof within the cap 16 and theplug 5v is firmly screwedxinto the opening 1.

The barrel can then. beturned to upright position. and'thecrank applied.to the free end of the shaft 1d upon removal of the cap 16. Theagitating element can be placed at any height desired upon the shaft byproperly positioning theicollar 18 before insertion of the shaft intothe barrel. Thecross section of the ball and socket joint is of. lesswidth than the diameter of the opening 1. so as to" permit insertion ofthe same therethrough in the manner above described.

Among the advantages resulting from this invention is that whichresidesinv the fact that the shaft 14 and the plug 5 can be inserted inthebarrel by a single operation.

:Thus I have provided a structure which is simple in its structure andoperation and yetone which is highly efficient and not apt toget out-oforder in the use'for which in-o tended.' v 7 7 Other advantages flowingfrom this invention will be apparent to those who are familiar with theartto which it relates.

' WVhatI claim is? l a; r

1 An agitator comprising a plug adapted to be secured in thewall of acontainer, a

socket memb'er carried upon the inner end ofv said plug, a shaft havinga ball on one end thereof for rotatable engagement in said;

socketmember and adapted to be inserted through the same opening as theplug, agitating-means adapted to be secured upon said shaft, andnieansfor rotating said. shaft.

2; A:n agitator comprising a plug adapted" to be secured m an openlng'ina wall of a; conta ner, a shaft havmg rotative' connection withsaidplug, said plug and shaft when so connected 'being adapted to beinserted through said opening, agitating means adapted to be securedupon said shaft, and means for rotating said shaft.

3. An agitator comprising a plug adapted to be secured in an opening ina wall of a container, a shaft having rotative connection with saidplug, said plug and shaft when so connected being adapted to be insertedthrough said opening, agitating means adapted to be inserted throughanother opening in the container and to be secured upon said shaft, andmeans for rotating' said shaft.

4. An agitator comprising a plug adapted to be secured inv an opening ina wall of a container, a plurality of fingers secured to said plug andforming a socket within said container, a shaft having a ball on one endthereof for rotatable engagement in said socket, and agitating meansadapted to be secured upon said shaft.

5. An agitator comprising a plug adapted to be secured in an opening ina wall of a conta1ner,. a socket member secured to said plug andhavingaplurality of fingers formmg a socket, a shaft having a ball onone end for rotative engagement with said socket, agitating meansadapted to be secured upon said shaft, and means for 1'0- tating saidshaft.

6. The combination with an assembled container comprising side, top andbottom Walls and having spaced and relatively small openings therein, ashaft, bearin means for rotatably receiving said shaft and mounting thesame within said container, said shaftand bearing means being insertibleas a unit through an opening in one of said walls and said bearing meansbeing adapted for connection to the said wall, agitating means adaptedfor securement upon said shaft and insertiblc through another of saidopenings, and means for rotating said shaft.

- 7; An agitator, comprising a plug adapted to be secured in an openingin a wall of a. container, a headed pin extending through. said plug, asocket member secured upon the inner end of said plug by the innerheaded end of said pin, a shaft having a ball 011 oneend thereof forrotatable enga ement in said socket, and agitating means adapted tobe-secured upon said shaft.

In testimony whereof I hereby aflix my signature.

EDSEN L. CANNON.

